After many years in the making, Australia's WITHER have finally cursed us with an utterly crushing debut Necropolis.
Following the development initiated by the split with German funeral doom masters WORSHIP, and carried forward with their self-titled EP;
the debut boasts the integration of subtle influences as diverse as 80's post-punk/goths The Sisters of Mercy, and Katatonia's monumental Brave Murder Day.
This may very well be the most vehemently dispirited and emotionally crushing album to see the pale moonlight since the likes of Alloy and Suicidal Emotions.